How I got my literary agent! 📝 querying trenches, R&R's, offers, and nudges

Hi, there! My name is Dami. I'm a science fiction/fantasy writer! and this is the story of how I got my agent.

Querying is a struggle bus and a half and there's no perfect formula to find an agent. If you're in the query trenches, keep on keepin' on!

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*Chapters and Time Stamps*
00:00 - Introdution
00:14 - What is Querying?
00:56 - Querying my first book
01:18 - Querying my second book
02:11 - R&R (Revise & Resubmit)
03:26 - Reaction to the R&R
05:21 - Nudging Agents with the Revised Manuscript
06:11 - My first offer
09:12 - The Maybe Pile
10:36 - The Agent
11:46 - Soapbox: Publishing...and racism
13:54 - R&R - Honorable Mention
14:34 - Querying Stats
15:40 - Querying Tips(?)

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